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The Sunrisers are competing this Saturday in Waterloo. We are extremely pleased to be back and are looking forward to competing in class A in 2009! Safe travels and the best of luck to all this weekend!

The Sunrisers are pleased to announce their 2009 Program! Homage: Three Tapestries For centuries, tapestries were used to tell stories and portray historical events. Kings and nobles collected these beautiful works as status symbols. Churches created ornate scenes to tell stories of the bible. Great battles were recounted in vivid color and detail. The Sunrisers will, through this majestic piece by David Holsinger, weave their tapestries. Movement I – Regnum Movement II – Sacra Movement III – Proelium The Sunrisers are happy to be back and are very excited to present this dramatic and dynamic show in 2009! We will be rehearsaing this Sunday, December 14th and Sunday, December 28th from 1-6pm at the Christ Church Parish House, 1355 Northern Blvd. Manhasset, NY 11030. Directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe...=1&ct=title Come down and see us!

The Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to present the 2008 inductees to The Sunrisers Hall of Fame! Bobby Burke Ray Fallon Cathy Ferrari Milton Fitzgerald Dave and Sharon Freoni Rich Guillen Tom McCarthy Donna White Ray Yenshaw It is their outstanding accomplishments and unfailing devotion to the corps that have earned them their place in the Hall of Fame class of 2008! The induction ceremony will take place October 4th, 2008 8pm-12am The Holiday Inn 369 Old Country Rd Westbury, NY 11514 516-997-5000 Please visit www.sunrisers.com for more information - or - e-mail us at Crazy8s@sunrisers.com Congratulations to our new Hall of Famers!

Sunrisers Announce Plans for 2008 Season After in-depth dialogue and much debate, we have concluded that in order to position ourselves for future growth, significant changes need to be made in our organization. These changes are considerably larger in scope than those that we envisioned when we took the helm at the start of last season. The 2007 season was a great success for us. Thanks to a dedicated and professional instructional staff which worked tirelessly not only in producing and implementing our program, but in providing leadership and direction to our corps members. Our staff performed second to none. As a result, our drum corps was given the absolute best chance to succeed. Thanks to these efforts, as well as those of the 2007 class of Sunrisers and the veteran Alumni who returned to participate, all of whom endured a challenging season, we ended the competitive season in a place we never really expected to be. We can only thank the staff, marching members and devoted Alumni for the faith they had in their organization. 2007 was a rewarding season; however, it did bring to light some opportunities for improvement. Our administration will now go about the business of meeting the challenge of making The Sunrisers the best organization possible. It is clear that The Sunrisers organization needs to undergo some retooling in order to take “the next step”. This will require extensive time and resources which simply cannot be tapped during the course of a normal competitive season. It is for this reason that we have decided to forego competition in DCA for the 2008 season and begin the transformation with the goal of emerging with a stronger foundation in 2009 and beyond. We are disappointed that we will not be competing in DCA in 2008. We do plan to provide quality learning and performance opportunities for this season with an eye on our competitive future. The sooner we complete the management-related tasks at hand, the quicker we’ll get back on the competitive field with the rest of our drum corps family. Sincere thanks go out to DCA management, our fans and Alumni and of course our Competing Corps members for their commitment during these transitions. We wish our fellow DCA Corps the absolute best for the 2008 season. Look for a better and stronger version of the Sunrisers in 2009! Sincerely, Jim Dyckman Director of Operations – The Sunrisers

Just want anyone interested in coming down to Sunday's rehearsal to know that the Pearl River Train Station is just a couple of blocks away from the high school! You can get to Pearl River from points all over New York and New Jersey. Just click on the link below to see schedules and fares: http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv...ainSchedulesTo# Join The Quest!

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The Long Island Marching Arts Association is proud to announce the first public performance of RAGE indoor marching percussion ensemble. RAGE will be appearing in the half time show at the NY Dragons arena football game at the Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) March 3rd at 7:30pm. RAGE will perform excerpts from their 2006 production “Scenes from the Inner Mind.” The staff and members of RAGE are looking forward to competing this season in select MAC and WGI shows in the northeast. For more information about RAGE percussion please visit – www.limaa.org/rage The Long Island Marching Arts Association (LIMA) is committed to creating opportunities for young people on Long Island and surrounding areas to excel in the performing arts. To find out about volunteering to help us in our effort to bring junior drum corps back to LI, or to learn more about LIMA, please visit our web site. www.limaa.org

The Long Island Marching Arts assoc. is proud to announce the first public performance of RAGE indoor marching percussion ensemble. RAGE will be appearing in the half time show at the NY Dragons arena football game at the Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) March 3rd at 7:30pm. RAGE will perform excerpts from their 2006 production “Scenes from the Inner Mind.” The staff and members of RAGE are looking forward to competing this season in select MAC and WGI shows in the northeast. For more information about RAGE percussion please visit – www.limaa.org/rage The Long Island Marching Arts assoc. (LIMA) is committed to creating opportunities for young people on Long Island and surrounding areas to excel in the performing arts. To find out about volunteering to help us in our effort to bring junior drum corps back to Long Island, or to learn more about LIMA, please visit our web site. www.limaa.org

The Long Island Marching Arts Association (aka LIMA) is working toward starting a junior drum corps. This year we'll be sponoring an indoor percussion ensemble - RAGE. Haven't heard about a DCA corps. The Golden Eagles are a great group...talented, entertaining, and all around good people. Good luck at DCA's this season!